2005 Acura TSX air bags problems
16 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2005 Acura TSX, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 139,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 139,000 miles, and 7% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was involved in an automobile accident,where I was rear ended and pushed up against the car in front of me. The car sustained front and rear damage, but none of the airbags deployed. The car was declared a total loss by the insurance company, allstate. This was a brand new 2005 acura tsx.
Driving on the above date (or close to the above date) a red light on the dashboard was glaring. I thought it was the seat belt light. My son informed me the red light happened to be the light for the airbag. I began watching for the red light to come on again. It consistently came on. I can't guarantee the light doesn't come on while driving because I have not personally observed the light coming on while driving to be true since I started watching. I do know for a fact that it does when starting the car.